Nile?

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What do you think of Nile? I like Niall to but no Irish connection.

Don't be ridiculous.

It's a river. There'll be all sorts of de-nial jokes.
What about Niles?

Nile and Niall are pronounced exactly the same no? Only difference is with Nile you'd probably have to correct how everyone spells it.

I know of an adult Nile.

No, just no. Spell it correctly or pick a different name.

Even if you have no irish connections, id use the Irish spelling. It looks far better .

Niles?

The Irish spelling is much better. Nile is just the river.

Nile is silly (got any Egyptian connections?)
Niall is common enough not to need to be Irish.

Not a fan.
I’d go for Niall - I think having an Irish name with no Irish connection is better than naming your child after river (presumably you have no Egyptian river connections either?)

I know three Niles but wouldn’t use Nile.

I have a friend called Nial . Ive known him since school and he's never been bothered about the occasional river or de nial joke. It's quite tame compared to some of the stuff kids can come out with when taking the piss out of names

I like it

I prefer Niall. You don’t need to have Irish roots to use it !
And if you delved far enough back in your family tree you’d probably find one or two - I did !

Just reminds me of Niles from ‘Frasier’; everyone will assume that’s what you meant and he’ll have a lifetime of correcting extra ‘S’.

Go with Niall. It's much nicer and you don't need Irish connections to use it.

I don't think you need Irish connections to use an Irish name. My mother's parents gave her a Welsh name. My father's parents gave him a Scottish name. Don't think they've been troubled with too many questions.

I think it's different from using a Japanese name though!

Obviously Niles (from Frasier) is a real name but even in England, I'd imagine Niall is far more used than Niles.

Also wouldn't be pronounced quite the same - Nile is one syllable but Niall more one-and-a-half - Neye-ul.

Could go for Nye too, as in Aneurin / Nye Bevin?

Nile Wilson is an awesome gymnast and a good role model.

Nile - No
Niall - Yes

Spelt and said slightly differently
Niall is more Nye-al

No Irish here well not recent connections anyway

My son has a welsh name , but no welsh in my family that I am aware of.

Nile Wilson comes to mind

Um…Nile Rodgers? The super cool guitarist.

What about Amazon?

I once taught a class that had both a River and a Nile.